Sustainability Initiatives

Our Priorities

Panasonic believes that contributing to the sustainability of society is its responsibility as a global company. This section describes the fundamental philosophy that we have valued since our founding, and provides an overview of our key initiatives addressing various social issues.

Sustainability Files

This section introduces the latest Panasonic initiatives promoted around the world every day, to enhance the sustainability of people's lifestyles, society, and the global environment.

Eco-conscious Support for the Great East Japan Earthquake Reconstruction

Four years have passed since the Great East Japan Earthquake hit on March 11, 2011. Panasonic promotes businesses and CSR activities to contribute to the reconstruction of affected areas, including developing sustainable, safe, comfortable, and eco-conscious towns.

Contributing to Communities in Southeast Asia and Pacific Region

With the aim of accelerating environmental sustainability management on a global basis, Panasonic promotes proactive environmental initiatives by adopting approaches that are tailored to the local situation in different regions worldwide. Here is part of our ongoing initiatives in Southeast Asia and Pacific.

Supporting the Independence and Social Participation of Individuals with Disabilities:Panasonic's Challenge to Create a Kind Society for All

Panasonic Corporation signed an Official Worldwide Paralympic Partnership agreement with the International Paralympic Committee for six years and two months, from 2014 through 2020. Underlying this is Panasonic's strong commitment to support the independence and social participation of individuals with disabilities in several ways.

Performance data are calculated based on the following definitions when no notes are indicated. Reporting period:Fiscal 2014 (April 1, 2013 - March 31, 2014) Organization covered:Panasonic Corporation and consolidated subsidiaries Data:

Effective from the present fiscal year (fiscal 2014), the Company has revised its policy regarding the retroactive revision of data in the event of changes in the scope of tabulation. From fiscal 2014, data will not be revised in a retroactive manner. Fiscal 2014 data: Data for sites covered in fiscal 2014 (296 sites) Data for or before fiscal 2013: The scope of data is the same as that for sites covered in fiscal 2013 (300 sites)

Data without any indication of fiscal years or regions refers to global results in fiscal 2014.